planting your peony
technical manual planting period:the most suitable planting period is october take luoyang climate as standard ,temperature ranges from-15-42centigrade,in case the winter is severe,should be covered with earth and put on straw or plastic membrane. planting way :similarly to embed tree,firstly should dig up a pit that 50cm in depth and 30cm in diameter while planting ,should keep the roots vertically down ,hold the connection of the root and stem at ground level ,firm the soil and water well,fill the pit with soil up to the brim or slightly raised.the suitable soil is loamy,permeable and fertile ,the ideal p.hrange is neutral or sub-alkaline.
tree peony inclines todry ,sogginess would cause root preachment .should water 4-5times each year ,should water for sproutin february ;before blooming and afterit in march and may separately .shouldnotwater or little in rainy summer ;little in autumnand water for freezing in november. the manure should be well dugin .should not manure in the coming firstyear after planting .should manure for germin february and march ;for sprout in may,please mainly we fertilizer ,in novembershould manure for going over winter,pleasemainly use organic compounds .
destructive pests:pleaseuse common farm insecticide to keep against the destructivepests.should spout them the farm insecticidein april and may and in june to julyseparately . trimming :should keep against bloom in the first year of planting .after blooming in second year should cut away uneven petals and irregular shoots in autumn
awell planted peony canremain in one spot for 50years of more.
locationpeonies prefer a sunnylocation,but will tolerate partial shade.shadylocations will also produce flowers,butit may take an additional 1-2years to becomewell established.
planting time bare root peonies arebest planted in the fall;this encouragesa good root formation before the plants begintheir top growth in the spring.
leave 2"soil overthe top-most eye.
soil type plant in well drainedsoil!peonies will not tolerate moisture settlingaround or near the crown.no wet feet!
araised area (even upto 6")or a slight slope will extendthe life and production of your peony.
planting the planting hole shouldbe at least 18"x 18";24"x24"is better.(it is better to erron the shallow side than to plant too deeply!)
preparing the plantinghole in the spring will avoid any settling problemsof the soil.
if planting in newly dugsoil,plant the peony shallow,and heap thesoil 6-8"above the eyes the firstfall,and then remove any excess soil in the spring.
leave 2"of the currentyears'stems on the root as a plantingguide.
when removing soil inspring,the top of these stems should be at groundlevel.
bone meal or aged compostshould be placed in the bottom of the hole andcovered with approximately 2"of topsoil.
any additives added tosoil should be kept well away from the crownof the plants.
backfill the hole withgarden soil,allowing room for roots.
compact soil around theroots,using caution not to disturb the eyes(next spring's growth).
amendments wood ashes in the spring(after the new shoots appear)are helpful.
aged compost (3-5years)can be applied after the first weeding.
lime and binomial canbe applied in the late summer before the rainy seasonbegins.(in anchorage,usually in august.)
peonies prefer soils witha phof around 6.
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